Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!

[Daviddavieboy]

Anyone got any experience with Elita One cockpit?
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIQdgEc

I've seen their seatpost recommended a lot. Decent price and nice design

Looks like the Roval clone that has been selling for a while. I have one of those on a gravel bike that I thrash quite a bit off road. It has held up fine, still quite stiff and I weigh ~100 KG

[BalticSea]

Guys, be careful of scammers - I see more and more fictional stores popping up selling stuff for half the value (and not just cycling related items). Usually they have generic names like "Store11655446352", they might have listings with high number of sales, yet no reviews. Saw one such store selling Farsports Hyper wheelset for ~600€ 

[Eskae]

Guys, be careful of scammers - I see more and more fictional stores popping up selling stuff for half the value (and not just cycling related items). Usually they have generic names like "Store11655446352", they might have listings with high number of sales, yet no reviews. Saw one such store selling Farsports Hyper wheelset for ~600€ 

I've bought from a bunch of the scam stores.  Whenever they take my money and ship nothing, AliExpress refunds it in full automatically.  In some cases, it hasn't been a scam.  As long as AliEx continues the refund policy and easy process, I don't worry about it.

[ZacItaly15]

Me too. I've bought from some "suspect" store and in some occasions I did great bargain while in other cases the razor of Aliex did a great job as CS

[jonathanf2]

It looks like ZRace will drop the XG4 4 piston, flat-mount calipers soon. I saw these photos on Chinese social media. 

[toxin]

Kinda pointless, the piston diameters are so much smaller you're unlikely to end up with a meaningfull braking power increase while intoducing the possibility of uneven piston movements and just extra points of failure in general. And since they're in the business of ripping off Hope, I would be wary of these, considering the issues hope RX4 had

[jonathanf2]

Kinda pointless, the piston diameters are so much smaller you're unlikely to end up with a meaningfull braking power increase while intoducing the possibility of uneven piston movements and just extra points of failure in general. And since they're in the business of ripping off Hope, I would be wary of these, considering the issues hope RX4 had

I'm assuming the amount of pistons isn't what accounts for more braking power, but the increased size of the pads themselves.

Dude use punctuation marks, is it hard to end your sentences with a period? It's like you're talking into the air________________________________________________________________

[toxin]

I'm assuming the amount of pistons isn't what accounts for more braking power, but the increased size of the pads themselves.

That's... exactly what I'm saying

Dude use punctuation marks, is it hard to end your sentences with a period? It's like you're talking into the air________________________________________________________________

cba, I punctuate everything in the middle of sentences and paragraphs. Already sticking to grammar more than I'd like to on meaningless internet posts

[ZacItaly15]

I'm assuming the amount of pistons isn't what accounts for more braking power, but the increased size of the pads themselves.

Dude use punctuation marks, is it hard to end your sentences with a period? It's like you're talking into the air________________________________________________________________

I suppose we're talking about the leaking problem widely reported for Hope caliper as well as the PITA bleeding

I was interested to Hope improve my gravel bike braking (I sold my 29er and I use the gravel as unique bike for adventure and MTB). Let some folks open the street with the chinese copy and see what happens

[jonathanf2]

cba, I punctuate everything in the middle of sentences and paragraphs. Already sticking to grammar more than I'd like to on meaningless internet posts

Okay Edge Lord, thanks for gracing us with your nihilism and



These ZRace 4 piston calipers already exist in post mount and there have already been a few MTB'er reviews about them without much issue. My only issue with ZRace calipers in general is that they don't allow much leeway for rotor alignment. They're a headache to adjust.

[jonathanf2]

If anyone is interested, new stock on the 36cm Kocevlo integrated bars are available. These were sold out for awhile on AliEx:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806375420845.html

[LowPaceKingdom]

Experiences with Shimano CN-HG701 11 Chain on AliExpress – Is it Original?

Hi everyone,

I'm considering buying the Shimano CN-HG701 11 chain from AliExpress, but I'm concerned about whether it's truly original and if the quality is on par with the ones from authorized retailers. Has anyone here had any experience with this product? Is it an original Shimano chain or more of a replica?

I’d really appreciate any insights or feedback you can share!

11,69€ instead of around 30€

Thanks in advance!
- https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007822496858.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.57bfCiCdCiCdPo&algo_pvid=ae3f5239-4651-47cd-96ed-3d279e6272dd&algo_exp_id=ae3f5239-4651-47cd-96ed-3d279e6272dd-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%221841%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22orig_sl_item_id%22%3A%221005007822496858%22%2C%22orig_item_id%22%3A%221005007378106485%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2126.57%2111.69%21%21%21196.82%2186.60%21%40211b807017378503768148643e2ff9%2112000042332185982%21sea%21DE%210%21ABX&curPageLogUid=RM5uJYLL6BMx&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A -

[00Garza]

Most likely a counterfeit at that price. Chains tend to not be a good buy from aliexpress unfortunately.

[jerozilla]

Most likely a counterfeit at that price. Chains tend to not be a good buy from aliexpress unfortunately.

Hell chains aren't even a good buy from Amazon these days, I bought one of the KMC gold Ti ones off there and it crapped out after 300km. Complete fake.

[jonathanf2]

I don't buy chains or cycling kit from AliExpress. I only stick to Shimano chains for my Shimano drivetrains, SRAM and KMC chains for my aftermarket drivetrains. I buy name brand kit during clearance sales!